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This Special Breakfast; Quince and Cardamom Jam

Quince- A fruit that’s widely used in Middle-east in both sweet and savoury dishes. So the smell and the taste takes me back to my childhood. I managed to get hold of a couple of quince and made some jam with them yesterday, the way my grandma used to… with cardamom. Imagine the wonderful fragrant smell whilst its cooking!! Mmmmm.

This Sunday morning I went to work for a few hours…on my way back I was delighted knowing the jam (well….and my boyfriend! ) is waiting for me at home. Stopped by a shop and bought a rustic loaf of white bread and some cream.

Cream to make butter with! I have a few blocks of butter at home but I wanted it a wee bit more special… you know that extra little touch? A home-made butter that goes well with the sweet jam and even sweeter memories!

Quince; cardamom , sugar

Home-made butter Still in butter cream cause we couldn’t wait longer

One tasty bite awaits

INGREDIENTS:

2 Quince fruits

Sugar about 200g

Cardamom seeds of 3 pods

A squeeze of fresh lemon juice

Water

METHOD:

De-seed quince, no need to skin- chop roughly

Pour enough water to just cover the chopped fruit and cook on medium heat – till slightly soft (al Dente)

Add sugar and the seeds of 3 cardamom, sugar and squeeze of a lemon juice.

Cook over a low heat for a couple of hours…taste and adjust the flavour.

A couple points:

Unlike other jams the sauce pan lid should stay closed whilst cooking (helps to achieve the change of a colour from yellow to gorgeous red)

Like any other jam…should be cooked in a non-stick pan and stay in the same dish over a night before transferring into a jar.

The tastiest jam to me: for its taste and aroma as well as its nostalgic effect

8 thoughts on “This Special Breakfast; Quince and Cardamom Jam”

Well sybaritica, its kind of like a denser apple or even more so like a denser pear. With a slight gritty texture (like pear) . The smell is mild and flowery. Doesn’t taste much raw so its mainly slow cooked. In savoury dishes (mainly lamb) its added for a touch of sweetness and aroma. The colour transformation is a lovely thing!